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Exclusive In-Depth Interview with Two Time Player of the Year Pro David The Dragon Pham - Jennifer Matiran

Always attracted to mythical beasts and legendary poker players, our Jennifer Matiran reached out to Hawaiian Gardens casino host Phi Nguyen to arrange for her to interview top-notch poker pro David "the Dragon" Pham.

Jennifer Matiran: David why do they call you "the Dragon?" Is it because you were born in the year of the dragon?
David "the Dragon Pham: In 1991 I won a 7-card stud tournament, but it was on the final table, when I was knocking everyone out, that all my friends keep saying I was on fire, on fire like a dragon. My friend Steve nick named me "the Asian Dragon." I felt that nick name was a little long and I just became known as David "the Dragon" Pham...

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The 2008 Ladies World Poker Championship attracted 1,190 entries, which was the second-largest women's-only event in poker history. The buy in was $1,000, creating a prize pool totaling $1,082,900. The top 99 finishers collected prize money. This was only the second million-dollar prize pool for a ladies event in history...

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Demolition Man Demolishes the Competition

Nick Ceci Wins the 2008 Bayou Poker Challenge by staff filed under Poker News on 2008-05-22

New Orleans , LA – The final extravaganza of the 2007-2008 World Series of Poker Circuit season concluded today at the Harrahs New Orleans Casino and Hotel. The No-Limit Hold'em championship was won by Nick Ceci from Peachtree City , Georgia . Ceci (pronounced “CC”) is a 38-year-old demolition contractor. That's right – he tears down buildings for a living. Ceci did his best work in this tournament, demolishing the hopes of more than a few hundred competitors. It was a smashing victory, indeed.